Adds new utilities abstract classes as helper methods. Moves the helper class autoloader above the class. Adds option to override the settings.json file.

libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Utilities/ArrayHelper.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package    Joomla.Component.Builder
+ *
+ * @created    30th April, 2015
+ * @author     Llewellyn van der Merwe <http://www.joomlacomponentbuilder.com>
+ * @gitea      Joomla Component Builder <https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder>
+ * @github     Joomla Component Builder <https://github.com/vdm-io/Joomla-Component-Builder>
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+namespace VDM\Joomla\Utilities;
+
+
+/**
+ * Some array tricks helper
+ */
+abstract class ArrayHelper
+{
+	/**
+	 * Check if have an array with a length
+	 *
+	 * @input	array   The array to check
+	 *
+	 * @returns bool/int  number of items in array on success
+	 */
+	public static function check($array, $removeEmptyString = false)
+	{
+		if (is_array($array) && ($nr = count((array)$array)) > 0)
+		{
+			// also make sure the empty strings are removed
+			if ($removeEmptyString)
+			{
+				foreach ($array as $key => $string)
+				{
+					if (empty($string))
+					{
+						unset($array[$key]);
+					}
+				}
+				return self::check($array, false);
+			}
+			return $nr;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge an array of array's
+	 *
+	 * @input	array   The arrays you would like to merge
+	 *
+	 * @returns array on success
+	 */
+	public static function merge($arrays)
+	{
+		if(self::check($arrays))
+		{
+			$arrayBuket = array();
+			foreach ($arrays as $array)
+			{
+				if (self::check($array))
+				{
+					$arrayBuket = array_merge($arrayBuket, $array);
+				}
+			}
+			return $arrayBuket;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+}
+